PEMBROKE, N.C., Oct. 6 -- The University of North Carolina at Pembroke issued the following news release:
UNCP students work alongside healthcare professionals to understand
challenges facing rural communities
Youssef Houissa spent part of his summer trying to answer a question facing rural
hospitals across North Carolina: How do you attract the healthcare professionals a
community needs?
The UNCP senior wasn't tackling the question for a class. Working with a team at Novant Health, he analyzed hiring trends, studied how long positions remained vacant and helped
the health system better understand its recruitment challenges.
"We were almost acting as consultants," said Houissa, who is majoring in social work. "It was super cool to be ...